ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Healthcare, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced it has rebranded to Aeroflow Health. As a personalized health partner, the company said the rebrand emphasizes its aim to provide patients with easy access to integrated health solutions covered by their insurance.
ARIZONA—Atlantic Home Health Care LLC (AHH), a home health care agency operating in Arizona and eight other states, has agreed to pay $9,990,944 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP or the Energy Program), a health care program administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) for the benefit of Department of Energy employees and contractors with occupational illnesses.
WASHINGTON—In the United States, hundreds of thousands of individuals face the challenges and risks of malnutrition, necessitating life-sustaining enteral nutrition (EN) to receive necessary nutrition and hydration. Delivered through various methods into the gastrointestinal tract, EN is indispensable for individuals with diverse medical conditions either temporarily or as a lifelong requirement.
SAN DIEGO—ResMed is conducting a voluntary global field action to update its guides for all masks with magnets to inform users about potential magnetic interference when magnets are near certain implants and medical devices in the body. This voluntary field correction does not require a return of a mask with magnets unless the patient is contraindicated.
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MIAMI—A Florida woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting more than $192 million in claims for genetic tests and durable medical equipment that patients did not need and telemedicine visits that never occurred.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—In December 2023, Brookdale Senior Living sold its remaining 20% equity interest in its Health Care Services unconsolidated venture and received aggregate proceeds of approximately $27 million in connection with the transaction. The company previously decreased this investment upon a sale of a portion of the venture in November 2021.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—As the new year begins, Executive Home Care, a provider of in-home care services, is encouraging seniors and their families to adopt achievable health and wellness resolutions.
WALTHAM, Massachusetts—Devoted Health, an all-in-one health care company for Medicare beneficiaries, delivering health insurance and virtual-first medical care announced that it has closed on $175 million of Series E funding. The round was led by a lead syndicate composed of The Space Between (TSB), Highbury Holdings, GIC, Stardust Equity, Maverick Ventures and Fearless Ventures.